ˌfirst-past-the-ˈpost adjectiveadj [only before noun] British EnglishBrE (abbreviation FPTP) a first-past-the-post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins 〔竞选制度〕得票最多者当选的 Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system 英国得票最多者当选的选举制度
first-past-the-post voting 得票最多者当选的投票表决